Subject - Crossword Clue, Answer and Explanation

'subject' is the definition.
(I know that subject can be written as issue)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for issue that I've seen before include "Subject for discussion; dish out" , "Important topic for offspring" , "Bone of contention" , "Contentious point" , "Give or send out" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent, The Wall Street Journal, the USA Today, The Telegraph, the Evening Standard, the Universal, The Star Tribune, The Times, the Sydney Morning Herald, the Penny Press, The Sun, The Guardian and the King Feature Syndicate.

'subject' is the definition.
(theme can mean a topic or subject)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for theme that I've seen before include "Subject set for discussion" , "Motif or melody" , "Topical item" , "A subject or repeated melody" , "Subject matter, topic" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent, The Wall Street Journal, the USA Today, The Telegraph, the Evening Standard, the Universal, The Star Tribune, The Times, the Sydney Morning Herald, the Penny Press, The Sun, The Guardian and the King Feature Syndicate.

'subject' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for motif that I've seen before include "symbolic ornament" , "Main theme in music" , "decoration" , "Shape" , "Recurrent symbol" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent, The Wall Street Journal, the USA Today, The Telegraph, the Evening Standard, the Universal, The Star Tribune, The Times, the Sydney Morning Herald, the Penny Press, The Sun, The Guardian and the King Feature Syndicate.

Subject (5)